New World Netball Volunteer Award Winners

Media Release

11 September 2009

New World Netball Volunteer Award Winners Announced

Netball New Zealand has today announced the four outstanding winners of the 2009 New World Netball Volunteer Awards.

The awards, which are part of the Netball New Zealand Volunteer Strategy in conjunction with New World, aim to recognise the invaluable work that volunteers at local centres, regions and clubs make to the development and success of netball in New Zealand.

The awards consist of four categories that represent the range of roles that volunteers undertake; Coach, Official, Administrator and Youth (Under the age of 21) every weekend in their local community. The 12 Netball Regions were asked to make nominations of those volunteers who they felt were deserving and submit these to Netball New Zealand for judging.

The winners in each category are:

Coach Cheryl Blair - Otago

Official Linda Liggins - Western

Administrator Mary Thompson - Bay of Plenty

Youth Christie Yule - Bay of Plenty

Administrator Highly Commended : Alison Cormack - Southland

The winners and their partners will be flown up to Auckland and acknowledged at the second Silver Ferns New World International Netball Series test against Australia on the 23rd of September at Vector Arena. Highly Commended winner Alison Cormack will be presented with her award at the first Australian test in Invercargill on the 20th of September.

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